The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

JIMkrY'S S TORY.
her acrost his horse, jist like a bag ov male, and she yellin'
like murther all the time; and thin they stopped a minit,
and all rode off togither till they wuz clane gone intirely.
I wanted to holler, but I didn't spake a word; I kipt as
still as a did man till they wuz all gone, and thin I started
as fast as mi ligs would bring me for the camp- and I
had'nt got but a little ways before I see one of'em right
before me, and, Juge, I'm stone did and gone intirely.
What did I iver come into this blasted countbry wid yez
for? You'll save her, won't yez, Juge! Howly murther,
how thim divils did rin, tho'; and I've rin ivery stip ov the
way, mor'n tin miles, be gorra, and I'll niver lave the
camp again, by the blissed Vargin (crossing himself), till
I'm a did man, and have the breath of life in me body. If
ye'll git the gurl back, Juge, from thim devils, I'll niver
spake to her agin, -boo, hoo, hooI" And at this point
Jimmy burst into the most lugubrious fit of weeping that
any frightened man ever indulged in.
As soon as Jimmy's incoherent tale was ended, I
informed him that it would be quite impossible for us to do
anything towards rescuing the girl, at the same time taking
advantage of the opportunity so unexpectedly offered, to
show him that he alone was to blame for the misfortune
that had overtaken her, as well as himself and the whole
party; and that, in addition to the other trouble to be
answered for, would be that of abduction, so soon as the
girl should be missed.
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